Disclaimer: The characters of Ranma ½ belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
Inspiration for this fanfic goes to the book "The Forbidden Game" by LJ
Smith.
Please review my work! I hope you enjoy reading this!
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The young woman smiled in an evil way, holding the package in her arm. She hung easily from the tree, and landed on the roof area above Akane Tendou's room. Then she swung from the trellis with her feet as a hold from falling. She opened Akane's window.
She threw to package carelessly on the table, and her task was over. She closed the window again. Sprung back on the roof.
"Ranma, soon you'll be mine," she whispered darkly.
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Akane entered, straight from coming home from Furinkan High School. She had just laid her schoolbag on her bed when something on her table caught her eye.
"A package?" Akane Tendou said, looking at her desk in surprise. She rarely got any letters aside from the usual mail consisting of coupons and bargain offers. Yet there it was, on her table, a square crimson box. Akane picked it up to take a look.
'To: Akane Tendou," the top read simply in messy brush strokes. There was no return address. Shrugging, Akane took the package in her hands to examine it. It was very light, as if there were nothing inside. Was this a prank? Her fingers fumbled around the corners. Finally finding the edges of the paper, she tore it away, and she saw that the wrapping had a small note written on the back.
"To Akane," the note read. "I hope you like what I sent you."
The carton box underneath the wrapping was plain white. Akane looked at it, a feeling of apprehension gathering in her stomach. Somehow, she had a bad feeling about opening it. She drew back her chair and sat down before her desk, gathering her nerve.
Of course, there couldn't be anything dangerous in the box. It was just too light. Akane shook it, and no sound came from it. Finally telling herself that she was being ridiculous, she pulled open the box...
And a spray of gray smoke hit her squarely in the face. Akane sat stupefied, more surprised than anything else, and then through the gray haze, she managed to shut the box and fling it across the room. It hit her door squarely, looking utterly harmless.
Akane stood up, breathing heavily. Her eyes ached and were tearing up.
'What was that?!" she thought. 'What did I just inhale?'
Swinging from her desk, she ran to her door and was about to throw it open, when...
'I'm so sleepy,' Akane realized. She brought a hand to her face and yawned. She glanced over to her bed, which looked very inviting and the moment. Staggering slightly, she made her way through the carpeted floor. What was wrong with her? She was tripping over her own two feet to get to the bed.
But she didn't think anything was suspicious about the sudden weariness. As she flopped onto the bed in her complete school uniform, her eyes caught sight of the dark red wrapping paper on her desk.
Then all went black.
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Akane Tendou woke up seconds later with a start, and couldn't recognize her surroundings. Where was she? She was in a relatively empty room. The room was as large as the Tendou dojo, and just as empty. Everything was washed in white, the walls, ceiling, and floor. The only thing in the room was a small couch in the very center, where Akane had been lying down in.
"Where am I?" Akane breathed, dreading the answer.
"So you're finally awake," came a voice out of nowhere. Akane sat up in surprise. She looked towards the direction of the only door in the room, and saw that there was no one. Then, right before her eyes, a shadow materialized.
Akane jumped up, alarmed. She took her fighting stance.
"What do you want from me?" Akane shouted. She looked at the shadow. It was a silhouette of a tall woman. The shadow had no solid appearance. From the knee down, the blackness gradually faded away into nothing.
The shadow raised her arms.
"Someone read out my scroll and asked me to bring you here," the shadow said patronizingly. Her voice was thin and wispy, as if even the slightest breeze could blow it away.
"Where am I?" Akane demanded. She lowered her arms tentatively, because the shadow didn't seem to have any intention of fighting.
The shadow chuckled. "You're in the Odium Tower," she said. "Every couple that ends up here is faced with severe challenges designed to make them hate each other."
"That's stupid," Akane shouted back angrily. This had to be a dream.
"You're not dreaming," the shadow chuckled, as if it could read her mind. Akane gritted her teeth. "In fact, you can actually die, or be permanently maimed, if you're not careful."
Akane stepped forward and gathered her wits, the hollow feeling in her stomach making her want to throw up.
"How do I get out of here?" she asked sharply.
"Oh," the shadow figure said with a smile in her voice. "It's simple, really. Now, you're in the basement. All you have to do it get past the seven levels of this tower without dying and make it to the rooftop. If you do that without losing your head, then I'll admit my defeat and send you home."
Akane then flexed her arms. "Okay," she said grimly after a pause. "How do I get to the first level?"
The shadow figure seemed to turn and disappear right through the door.
"Ah-ah-ah," the figure's voice came. "This door will open when I say you can proceed to the first floor. But now, we have to wait for your darling Ranma Saotome."
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END OF CHAPTER
HALU FIRST CHAPTER IS FINISHED... THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING THIS, AND I HOPE YOU TAKE A PAUSE TO REVIEW THIS CHAPTER BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SO THAT I CAN IMPROVE IT. HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS! REMEMBER TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK... OH YOU CAN ALSO E-MAIL ME IF YOU WANT:
AT: tsinoyeyesyahoo.com
Please review my work! I hope you enjoy reading this!
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The young woman smiled in an evil way, holding the package in her arm. She hung easily from the tree, and landed on the roof area above Akane Tendou's room. Then she swung from the trellis with her feet as a hold from falling. She opened Akane's window.
She threw to package carelessly on the table, and her task was over. She closed the window again. Sprung back on the roof.
"Ranma, soon you'll be mine," she whispered darkly.
===
Akane entered, straight from coming home from Furinkan High School. She had just laid her schoolbag on her bed when something on her table caught her eye.
"A package?" Akane Tendou said, looking at her desk in surprise. She rarely got any letters aside from the usual mail consisting of coupons and bargain offers. Yet there it was, on her table, a square crimson box. Akane picked it up to take a look.
'To: Akane Tendou," the top read simply in messy brush strokes. There was no return address. Shrugging, Akane took the package in her hands to examine it. It was very light, as if there were nothing inside. Was this a prank? Her fingers fumbled around the corners. Finally finding the edges of the paper, she tore it away, and she saw that the wrapping had a small note written on the back.
"To Akane," the note read. "I hope you like what I sent you."
The carton box underneath the wrapping was plain white. Akane looked at it, a feeling of apprehension gathering in her stomach. Somehow, she had a bad feeling about opening it. She drew back her chair and sat down before her desk, gathering her nerve.
Of course, there couldn't be anything dangerous in the box. It was just too light. Akane shook it, and no sound came from it. Finally telling herself that she was being ridiculous, she pulled open the box...
And a spray of gray smoke hit her squarely in the face. Akane sat stupefied, more surprised than anything else, and then through the gray haze, she managed to shut the box and fling it across the room. It hit her door squarely, looking utterly harmless.
Akane stood up, breathing heavily. Her eyes ached and were tearing up.
'What was that?!" she thought. 'What did I just inhale?'
Swinging from her desk, she ran to her door and was about to throw it open, when...
'I'm so sleepy,' Akane realized. She brought a hand to her face and yawned. She glanced over to her bed, which looked very inviting and the moment. Staggering slightly, she made her way through the carpeted floor. What was wrong with her? She was tripping over her own two feet to get to the bed.
But she didn't think anything was suspicious about the sudden weariness. As she flopped onto the bed in her complete school uniform, her eyes caught sight of the dark red wrapping paper on her desk.
Then all went black.
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Akane Tendou woke up seconds later with a start, and couldn't recognize her surroundings. Where was she? She was in a relatively empty room. The room was as large as the Tendou dojo, and just as empty. Everything was washed in white, the walls, ceiling, and floor. The only thing in the room was a small couch in the very center, where Akane had been lying down in.
"Where am I?" Akane breathed, dreading the answer.
"So you're finally awake," came a voice out of nowhere. Akane sat up in surprise. She looked towards the direction of the only door in the room, and saw that there was no one. Then, right before her eyes, a shadow materialized.
Akane jumped up, alarmed. She took her fighting stance.
"What do you want from me?" Akane shouted. She looked at the shadow. It was a silhouette of a tall woman. The shadow had no solid appearance. From the knee down, the blackness gradually faded away into nothing.
The shadow raised her arms.
"Someone read out my scroll and asked me to bring you here," the shadow said patronizingly. Her voice was thin and wispy, as if even the slightest breeze could blow it away.
"Where am I?" Akane demanded. She lowered her arms tentatively, because the shadow didn't seem to have any intention of fighting.
The shadow chuckled. "You're in the Odium Tower," she said. "Every couple that ends up here is faced with severe challenges designed to make them hate each other."
"That's stupid," Akane shouted back angrily. This had to be a dream.
"You're not dreaming," the shadow chuckled, as if it could read her mind. Akane gritted her teeth. "In fact, you can actually die, or be permanently maimed, if you're not careful."
Akane stepped forward and gathered her wits, the hollow feeling in her stomach making her want to throw up.
"How do I get out of here?" she asked sharply.
"Oh," the shadow figure said with a smile in her voice. "It's simple, really. Now, you're in the basement. All you have to do it get past the seven levels of this tower without dying and make it to the rooftop. If you do that without losing your head, then I'll admit my defeat and send you home."
Akane then flexed her arms. "Okay," she said grimly after a pause. "How do I get to the first level?"
The shadow figure seemed to turn and disappear right through the door.
"Ah-ah-ah," the figure's voice came. "This door will open when I say you can proceed to the first floor. But now, we have to wait for your darling Ranma Saotome."
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END OF CHAPTER
HALU FIRST CHAPTER IS FINISHED... THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING THIS, AND I HOPE YOU TAKE A PAUSE TO REVIEW THIS CHAPTER BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SO THAT I CAN IMPROVE IT. HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS! REMEMBER TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK... OH YOU CAN ALSO E-MAIL ME IF YOU WANT:
AT: tsinoyeyesyahoo.com